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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave Bayer a boost when it decided that its Roundup week killer didn't cause cancer.Two recent court cases found just the opposite, ruling against Bayer and Roundup.Environmental advocates, including the National Resources Defense Council, denounced the EPA's decision. After two recent defeats in court, Bayer has won a round -- this one delivered by regulators -- as it contends with tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming a chemical in its widely used Roundup weed killer causes cancer. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday said it "continues to find that there are no risks to public health when glyphosate is used in accordance with its current label and that glyphosate is not a carcinogen." The agency said its findings were consistent with those of "many other countries and other federal agencies." But environmental advocates, including the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) denounced the decision. "Health agencies and … [Read more...] about EPA says Roundup weed killer is safe, in a win for Bayer

Aria Bendix, provided by Published 10:05 am PDT, Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Benoit Tessier/Reuters A federal jury said that Roundup, the popular weed-killer from the agrochemical company Monsanto, was a "substantial factor" in causing a man's cancer. Roundup's active ingredient is a widely-used agricultural pesticide called glyphosate, which has been tentatively linked to cancer. The verdict represents a major landmark in an ongoing legislative battle against Monsanto (recently acquired by Bayer), which is being sued by thousands of other plaintiffs. Tuesday ushered in another landmark verdict in the wave of lawsuits against Monsanto, the agrochemical giant behind the popular herbicide, Roundup, which has been accused of causing cancer. On March 19, a federal jury ruled that Roundup was a "substantial" contributor to 70-year-old Edwin Hardeman's cancer diagnosis in 2015. Hardeman used the weed-killer to tend his property for more than two decades. He is one … [Read more...] about A jury says that a common weed-killer chemical at the heart of an $80 million lawsuit contributed to a man’s cancer

Two months after releasing an alarming report on herbicides in cereals and other food marketed to children, an environmental advocacy group is back with additional findings. This time, tests detected trace amounts of glyphosate -- the active ingredient in Monsanto's weed killer Roundup -- in all of the nearly 30 samples of oat-based cereal and snack bars tested. All of the samples tested within range of limits deemed acceptable by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and there's widespread disagreement about what's an acceptable amount of a chemical termed a "probable carcinogen" by the World Health Organization. The latest tests by the Environmental Working Group, or EWG, detected glyphosate in all 28 samples of products made with conventionally grown oats. All but two of the 28 samples had levels of glyphosate above EWG's own health benchmark of 160 parts per billion, or ppb. The products tested included 10 samples of different … [Read more...] about Oat cereals, snack bars test positive for trace amounts of weed killer in Roundup

Dozens of common breakfast cereals and snack bars have trace amounts of a controversial herbicide found in the weed killer Roundup, according to a report released today by an environmental advocacy group.The Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that 26 of the 28 products it tested had levels of Roundup's main ingredient, glyphosate, that were "higher than what EWG scientists consider protective of children's health." An earlier report found similar results in over thirty oat-based foods.Manufacturers say their products are safe, but the EWG report argues that the vast majority of foods tested -- such as Honey Nut Cheerios and Quaker Simply Granola Oats -- have glyphosate levels that might pose a cancer risk with long-term consumption.None of the foods violated EPA limits on the herbicide, but the EWG uses a far more conservative health benchmark. California's proposed glyphosate limit, which would be the most restrictive in the country, still allows for glyphosate levels that are … [Read more...] about Report: More breakfast cereals, snack bars test positive for trace amounts of weed killer chemical